Osphya varians
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Osphya varians is a species of false darkling beetle in the family Melandryidae. Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Variable False Darkling Beetle sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 452nd most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variable False Darkling Beetle in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Variable False Darkling Beetle sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Dallas (United States, under 5%) and San Antonio (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Variable False Darkling Beetle that you can see in Austin (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Asian Lady Beetle (about 30%), Kern's Flower Scarab (about 20%) and Spotted Cucumber Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Variable False Darkling Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (58 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
